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From rugby and soccer to the NFL: How the league is finding talent in unexpected places

From rugby and soccer to the NFL: How the league is finding talent in unexpected places

The NFL has expanded its talent search globally in recent years, looking beyond traditional football fields

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'Who is this guy?' Inside Will Klein's impossible rise to Dodgers World Series hero

'Who is this guy?' Inside Will Klein's impossible rise to Dodgers World Series hero

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Dimitar Berbatov says £74m Man Utd star must get more ‘angry’ and ‘arrogant’ with teammates

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Troy Aikman takes dig at referees’ treatment of Patrick Mahomes

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Derek Jeter says he doesn’t miss playing baseball at all

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hands out scholarships to children of slain NYPD cop Didarul Islam: ‘Hero to us’

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Patriots unload Keion White, Kyle Dugger in surprising pre-trade deadlines moves

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One person isn’t surprised by Marshall Warren’s Islanders arrival

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George Springer out of World Series Game 4 starting lineup in Blue Jays crusher

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NFL Week 9 survivor pool guide: Picks, analysis, strategy

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Yankees already know their best center field options — and it may not be close

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The only way to find true comps for Shohei Ohtani’s unheard-of greatness

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Giants’ Malik Nabers finally has surgery — one month after tearing ACL

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Giannis Antetokounmpo is making it harder not to dream about Knicks possibilities

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Will Fish fires Cardiff past old foes Wrexham and into Carabao Cup quarter-finals

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Michelle Agyemang’s ‘awful’ injury spoils England win for Sarina Wiegman

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Mikel Arteta details plan for Arsenal starlet Max Dowman

Thomas Frank calls for Carabao Cup change to ease schedule pressures

Thomas Frank calls for Carabao Cup change to ease schedule pressures

Keith Andrews plans to keep rotating as Brentford reach EFL Cup quarter-finals

Keith Andrews plans to keep rotating as Brentford reach EFL Cup quarter-finals

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Federico Chiesa reveals Liverpool dressing-room reaction to shock Brentford defeat

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Steven Pressley on the one area where Dundee can topple runaway league leaders Hearts

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Tottenham: Thomas Frank confirms Radu Dragusin injury return timeline as friendly planned

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Arsenal: Mikel Arteta reveals plan for Max Dowman after rubbishing transfer links

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Grimsby Town 0-5 Brentford: Bees rout Mariners to bring brutal end to dream Carabao Cup campaign

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Marco Silva bemoans injury crisis as Fulham make lucky escape in Wycombe

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Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Fulham (4-5 pens): Benjamin Lecomte spares Cottagers' blushes with shootout heroics

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Tottenham: Thomas Frank urges major Carabao Cup change to stop 'boring' teams winning

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Thomas Frank reveals Micky van de Ven's Tottenham double was 30 YEARS in making

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Man Utd star Jadon Sancho defended by Paul Scholes after 'embarrassing' humiliation

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Brighton hatch next wonderkid transfer plan with 'permanent' Endrick deal amid five-horse race

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Manny Pacquiao confirms Floyd Mayweather rematch talks 10 years on from first bout

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank calls for major Carabao Cup rule change

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Mafia mobster embroiled in NBA gambling scandal is refused $5m bail amid fears for witness' safety

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Bill Belichick quotes Donald Trump in furious response to 'garbage' rumors about his UNC coaching future

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New England Patriots trade Kyle Dugger to the Pittsburgh Steelers... a year after handing him a $58m contract

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